1 African Town Hall Meeting! Spotlight & Discussion on New Immigration Reform Bill. Engage to Ensure Inclusion; Rise Up, Let Our Voices Be Heard; Let’s Not Be Left Behind! Venue, Pastor Kathurimas Church, 14301 Layhill Road, Suite B1, Silver Spring, MD, 20906, Date, Saturday, April 13th, Time, 10:30a.m. – Noon. Call others to Action: Please Fwd to your Phone List & Social Media. Come out in large numbers,
Urge President Barack Obama, The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate to recognize the important role that African Immigrants play in our Health care system by signing the petition that ensures “Healthcare workers be included in CIR pathway to citizenship”
To really make a difference, we need you and a lot more people to join in. Can you sign and share this petition with all your friends?
http://signon.org/sign/
The majority of African Immigrants without legal status in the United States have been playing a key role in America’s health care system. More than 3 out of 4 African immigrants work in Health Care and Allied Health fields as Behavioral/Mental Health Residential and Community Specialists/Counselors, Health Aides in Nursing and Group homes, Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapist, Respiratory Therapists, Radiology Technologist, Ultrasound Technologists, Dieticians, Social Workers, Home Health Aides, Registered Nurses (RNs) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSNs).
“Given the acute shortage of health care workers in our country and the fact that African immigrants play an important role in providing care and in some instances owning and running Health care institutions; The African Coalition on Immigration Reform propose;
A provision of a distinct pathway to citizenship for those unauthorized immigrants working in Health and Allied Health fields, bearing in mind that a majority work as CNAs, LPNs, and Health Aides in Hospitals, Nursing and Group Homes.
We in addition ask for a waiver for those unauthorized immigrants working in Health and Allied Health fields who have been paying taxes, speak English and have no criminal background.”
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—The African Coalition on Immigration Reform
